PAIN IN THE TIMES OF COVID-19: ADAPTATION DISORDER IN BRAZILIAN PROFESSOR

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a longitudinal research aimed at identifying the adaptation of teachers and their levels of stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, 129 professors were followed for one year during the pandemic in order to obtain the data. It was possible to notice that approximately 3 out of 4 professors in the sample experienced adjustment disorder during the data collection period and 1 out of 2 professors had a high level of state anxiety. In this sense, the following factors were found to be associated with the probability of not being adapted to the pandemic: being a woman, being married and the negative way they perceive their daily lives after so many restrictions and risks. However, other factors could contribute to the adjustment of professors: teaching time, positive perception about the state of physical health and non-use of substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, medications and others. Therefore, it was verified the psychosocial vulnerability of professors during the pandemic period, which makes the need to develop public and private policies to contribute to the adjustment of these people unequivocal, especially considering the negative repercussions that this situation can have, including , over the years.